Congratulations to Mount Coote Stud and Richard Pegum, breeders of Ferneley, an Irish-bred who took the Del Mar Mile (gr. II) on August 29, covering the eight panels in a time that was less than a second outside the course record.

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One of the most popular blog items we’ve posted on this site was on searching for value in the stallion ranks, the stallion ranks in question being in the U.S. Now as the Australian and New Zealand breeding season kicks off, we thought it worth coming up with some ideas on value for money stallions in those countries.

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Events have made our look at last weekend a little belated, but there was one performance that can’t be overlooked. The Alabama Stakes (gr. I) didn’t see Rachel Alexandra in the line-up, but it did witness a Rachel like performance by Careless Jewel, who devasted her opponents to score by 11 lengths. click here to read more….

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• Oasis Dream has 14 stakes winners this season, from 65 winners at a 44% strike rate #
• Elusive Quality and Oasis Dream would have to be the two hottest sires in the world right now. #
• Hennessy is starting to surprise us as a Broodmare Sire – 16SW. Interestingly Pulpit his son Tapit (2) and Malibu Moon feature as sires. #
• Ghostzapper got his first winner and stakes winner. A++ rated with TrueNicks. http://bit.ly/1cVhZ8 #
• Congrats to PC Client Gooree Stud on the stakes double for their homebreds in Australia. Both are by their AJC Derby winner Don Eduardo #

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Although he retired to stud with earnings of nearly $7,780,000, Pleasantly Perfect had some strikes against him as a stallion prospect. The Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), and Dubai World Cup (gr. I) winner didn’t start until he was three, when he made one outing, didn’t win until he was four, and was at his best and five and six. In addition, he is a son of Pleasant Colony, a stallion who has generally been a disappointment as s sire of sires (although Pleasantly Perfect’s stud-mate, Pleasant Tap, if not hugely commercial, has been a very solid sire of racehorses). click here to read more….

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Congratulations are due to Marchfield, a Eugene Melnyk homebred – from a Pedigree Consultants recommended mating – who passed the $1,000,000 mark in earning with a game victory over Champs Elysees to take the Sky Classic Stakes (gr. II) at Woodbine. click here to read more….

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